diff --git a/aether/executors/with_timeout.h b/aether/executors/with_timeout.h
index 1b77453e..c1162f86 100644
--- a/aether/executors/with_timeout.h
+++ b/aether/executors/with_timeout.h
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ class Operation {
     // task_sub controls if task reset or no
     op_base_.task_sub = ac_.scheduler().DelayedTask(
         [&]() noexcept {
-          stdexec::set_error(std::move(op_base_.recv), TimeoutError{});
           op_base_.Reset();
+          stdexec::set_error(std::move(op_base_.recv), TimeoutError{});
         },
         duration_);